Rosenberg's Rules of Order Cheat Sheet
ROSENBERG’S RULES OF ORDER
CHEAT SHEET
To: You say: Interrupt
Speaker
Second
Needed
Debatable Amendable Vote
Needed
Adjourn "I move that we adjourn"
(Only needed prior to the end of the agenda)
No Yes No No Majority
Recess "I move that we recess until…" No Yes No Yes Majority
Complain about noise,
room temp., etc.
"Point of privilege" Yes No No No Chair
Decides
Suspend further
consideration of
something
"I move that we table it" No Yes No No Majority
End debate "I move the previous question" or “Call the question” No Yes No No 2/3
Postpone
consideration of
something
"I move we postpone this matter until…" No Yes Yes Yes Majority
Introduce a motion “I move that…” or “I move to…” No Yes Yes Yes Majority
Amend a motion "I move that this motion be amended by…" (You
can also ask for a friendly amendment, which is
less formal; if mover and second concur, no vote
needed)
No Yes Yes Yes Majority
Refer to a Committee “I move that the question be referred to a
committee for more study”
No Yes Yes Yes Majority
The above listed motions and points are listed in established order of precedence. When any one of them is pending, you may not introduce another
that is listed below, but you may introduce another that is listed above it.
To: You say: Interrupt
Speaker
Second
Needed
Debatable Amendable Vote Needed
Object to procedure
or personal affront
"Point of order" Yes No No No Chair decides
Request information "Point of information" Yes No No No None
Object to considering
some undiplomatic or
improper matter
"I object to consideration of this question"
(This would generally just be used if something is
not on the agenda)
Yes No No No 2/3
Reconsider
something already
disposed of
"I move we now (or later) reconsider our action
relative to…" (Only a member of the prevailing
side can make a motion to reconsider)
Yes Yes Only if
original
motion
was
debatabl
e
No Majority
Vote on a ruling by the Chair "I appeal the Chair’s decision" Yes Yes Yes No Majority
The motions, points and proposals listed above have no established order of preference; any of them may be introduced at any time except when
meeting is considering one of the top three matters listed from the first chart (Motion to Adjourn, Recess or Point of Privilege).